Exhibit 10.6



 Exhibit 10.6 

Form of 
 Employee
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 
 This Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”), by and between
Univar Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Employee whose name is set forth on Exhibit A hereto, is being entered into pursuant to the Univar Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
and is dated as of the date it is accepted and agreed to by the Employee in accordance with Section 6(q). Capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Plan. 

Section 1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby evidences and confirms its grant to the Employee, effective as of
the date set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Grant Date”), of the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth on Exhibit A hereto. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to, and the Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder are
subject to, the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated by reference herein. If there is any inconsistency between any express provision of this Agreement and any express term of the Plan, the express term of the Plan shall govern.

 Section 2. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. 

(a) Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the Restricted Stock Units shall become vested, if at all, in the
percentage(s), and on the vesting date(s) set forth on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Vesting Date”), subject to the continued employment of the Employee by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof through such date. Vested Restricted
Stock Units shall be settled as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement. 
 (b) Effect of Termination of Employment. 

(i) If the Employee’s employment is terminated by reason of the Employee’s death or Disability (such termination, a
“Special Termination”), outstanding unvested Restricted Stock Units shall vest, as of the date of such Special Termination, on a pro rata basis, in an amount equal to the product of (x) the number of unvested Restricted
Stock Units then held by the Employee that would have vested if the Employee’s employment or service with the Company or Subsidiary had continued until the next following anniversary of the Grant Date multiplied by (y) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed from the later of the Grant Date or the most recent anniversary of the Grant Date and the denominator of which is 365. Vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as provided in
Section 3 of this Agreement. 
 (ii) Any Other Reason. Upon termination of the Employee’s employment for any
reason other than a Special Termination (whether initiated by the Company or by the Employee), any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited and canceled effective as of the date of such termination. 







 (c) Effect of a Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the treatment of
any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be governed by Article XIV of the Plan. 
 (d) Discretionary Acceleration. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting with respect to any Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement, at such times and upon such terms and conditions as the
Administrator shall determine. 
 (e) No Other Accelerated Vesting. The vesting and settlement provisions set forth in this Section
2, or in Section 3, or expressly set forth in the Plan, shall be the exclusive vesting and exercisability provisions applicable to the Restricted Stock Units and shall supersede any other provisions relating to vesting and exercisability, unless
such other such provision expressly refers to the Plan by name and this Agreement by name and date. 
 Section 3. Settlement of
Restricted Stock Units. 
 (a) Timing of Settlement. Subject to Section 6(a), any outstanding Restricted Stock Units that
became vested on a Vesting Date shall be settled into an equal number of shares of Company Common Stock on a date selected by the Company that is within 30 days following such Vesting Date (each such date, a “Settlement Date”). 

(b) Mechanics of Settlement. On each Settlement Date, the Company shall electronically issue to the Employee one whole share of Company
Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit that then became vested (except as provided in Section 6(a)), and, upon such issuance, the Employee’s rights in respect of such Restricted Stock Unit shall be extinguished. On or before any Settlement
Date, at the Company’s request, the Company and the Employee shall enter into a Subscription Agreement that establishes the rights and obligations of the Company and the Employee relating to the shares of Company Common Stock issued in respect
of the Restricted Stock Units, in the form then customarily used by the Company under the Plan for such purpose. In the event that there are any fractional Restricted Stock Units that became vested on such date, such fractional Restricted Stock
Units shall be settled through a cash payment equal to the portion of Restricted Stock Unit multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Company Common Stock on such Settlement Date. No fractional shares of Company Common Stock shall be issued. 

Section 4. Securities Law Compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Employee may not sell the shares
of Company Common Stock acquired upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units unless such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or, if such shares are not then so registered,
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the Securities Act. The sale of such shares must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Company Common Stock, and the Employee may not sell the shares of Company
Common Stock if the Company determines that such sale would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations. 
 Section 5.
Restriction on Transfer; Non-Transferability of Restricted Stock Units. The Restricted Stock Units are not assignable or transferable, in whole or in part, and they may not, directly or indirectly, be offered, transferred, sold, pledged,
assigned, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered (including, but not limited to, by gift, operation of law or otherwise) other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution to the estate of the Employee upon the
Employee’s death. Any purported transfer in violation of this Section 5 shall be void ab initio. 
 Section 6.
Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Tax Withholding. The Company or one of the Subsidiaries shall require the Employee to remit to the
Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with the vesting of the Restricted Stock Units and the related issuance of shares of
Company Common Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Employee elects not to remit cash in respect of such obligations, the Company shall retain a number of shares issued in respect of the Restricted Stock Units then vesting that have
an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the Settlement Date equal to the amount of such taxes required to be withheld (and the Employee shall thereupon be deemed to have satisfied his or her obligations under this Section 6(a)); provided
that the number of such shares retained shall not be in excess of the minimum amount required to satisfy the statutory withholding tax obligations (it being understood that the value of any fractional share of Company Common Stock shall be paid in
cash). The number of shares of Company Common Stock to be issued in respect of Restricted Stock Units shall thereupon be reduced by the number of shares of Company Common Stock so retained. The method of withholding set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence shall not be available if withholding in this manner would violate any financing instrument of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. 

(b) Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, in the event that the Company pays any ordinary dividend in
cash on a share of Company Common Stock following the Grant Date and prior to an applicable Settlement Date, there shall be credited to the account of the Employee in respect of each outstanding Restricted Stock Unit an amount equal to the amount of
such dividend. The amount so credited shall be deferred (without interest, unless the Administrator determines otherwise) until the settlement of such related Restricted Stock Unit and then paid in cash but shall be forfeited upon the forfeiture of
such related Restricted Stock Unit. 
 (c) Authorization to Share Personal Data. The Employee authorizes the Company or any Affiliate
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relating to the Employee to divulge or transfer such personal data to the Company or to a third party, in each case in any jurisdiction, if and to the extent reasonably appropriate in connection
with this Agreement or the administration of the Plan. 
 (d) No Rights as Stockholder; No Voting Rights. Except as provided in
Section 6(b), the Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Company Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Units prior to the issuance of such shares of Company Common Stock. 

(e) No Right to Awards. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the grant of any Restricted Stock Units (i) is being made
on an exceptional basis and is not intended to be renewed or repeated, (ii) is entirely voluntary on the part of the Company and the Subsidiaries and (iii) should not be construed as creating any obligation on the part of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries to offer any Restricted Stock Units or other Awards in the future. 
 (f) No Right to Continued
Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer on the Employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to
terminate such employment at any time. 
 (g) Interpretation. The Administrator shall have full power and discretion to construe and
interpret the Plan (and any rules and regulations issued thereunder) and this Award. Any determination or interpretation by the Administrator under or pursuant to the Plan or this Award shall be final and binding and conclusive on all persons
affected hereby. 
 (h) Forfeiture of Awards. The Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder (and gains earned or accrued in connection
therewith) shall be subject to such generally applicable policies as to forfeiture and recoupment (including, without limitation, upon the occurrence of material financial or accounting errors, financial or other misconduct or Competitive Activity)
as may be adopted by the Administrator or the Board from time to time and communicated to the Employee or as required by applicable law, and are otherwise subject to forfeiture or disgorgement of profits as provided by the Plan. 

(i) Consent to Electronic Delivery. By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Restricted Stock Units evidenced hereby, the
Employee hereby consents to the delivery of information (including, without limitation, information required to be delivered to the Employee pursuant to applicable securities laws) regarding the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Plan, this Agreement
and the Restricted Stock Units via Company website or other electronic delivery. 
 (j) Binding Effect; Benefits. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the parties
to this Agreement or their respective successors or assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of any agreement or any provision contained herein. 

  
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 (k) Waiver; Amendment. 

(i) Waiver. Any party hereto or beneficiary hereof may by written notice to the other parties (A) extend the
time for the performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other parties under this Agreement, (B) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants of the other parties contained in this Agreement and
(C) waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the other parties under this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
investigation by or on behalf of any party or beneficiary, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party or beneficiary taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein. The waiver
by any party hereto or beneficiary hereof of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by a party or beneficiary to exercise any right or privilege
hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s or beneficiary’s rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s or beneficiary’s rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times
hereunder. 
 (ii) Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented orally, but only by a
written instrument executed by the Employee and the Company. 
 (l) Assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy,
obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by the Company or the Employee without the prior written consent of the other party. 

(m) Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including, but not limited to, as to validity, interpretation and
effect, by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of law that would require application of the law of another jurisdiction. 

(n) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right he, she or it may have
to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented,
expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that he, she or it and the other party hereto have been induced to enter into the Agreement
by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 6(n). 

  
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 (o) Limitations of Actions. No lawsuit relating to this Agreement may be filed before a
written claim is filed with the Administrator and is denied or deemed denied as provided in the Plan and any lawsuit must be filed within one year of such denial or deemed denial or be forever barred. 

(p) Section and Other Headings, etc. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 (q) Acceptance of Restricted Stock Units and Agreement. The
Employee has indicated his or her consent and acknowledgement of the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the instructions provided to the Employee by or on behalf of the Company. The Employee acknowledges receipt of the Plan, represents to the
Company that he or she has read and understood this Agreement and the Plan, and, as an express condition to the grant of the Restricted Stock Units under this Agreement, agrees to be bound by the terms of both this Agreement and the Plan. The
Employee and the Company each agrees and acknowledges that the use of electronic media (including, without limitation, a clickthrough button or checkbox on a website of the Company or a third-party administrator) to indicate the Employee’s
confirmation, consent, signature, agreement and delivery of this Agreement and the Restricted Stock Units is legally valid and has the same legal force and effect as if the Employee and the Company signed and executed this Agreement in paper form.
The same use of electronic media may be used for any amendment or waiver of this Agreement. 

  
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 Exhibit A to 

Employee Restricted Stock Unit Agreement 
  

			
		
	Employee:	 	                                     
                   
		
	Grant Date:	 	                                    ,
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	Restricted Stock Units granted hereby:	 	                                     
                   

  

			
	 Vesting Date
	 	Percentage
Vesting
on such Vesting
Date
		 	
		 	
		 	
		 	


  
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